how rigid are you with your training plan?
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lala2021 posted 13 weeks ago.
Well i have a coach and she expects me to do the training that she assigns unless i have an injury or i am sick! Since i have gotten older 44yrs old which i know isnt old but sometimes i just have days when i wake up worn slam out and i wont do that workout! I dont know about taking that many days off unless you are recovering from a IM or ultra!Good luck with training/race!:^)
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Anton posted 13 weeks ago.
4 days off? That's Nothing! don't worry about it. There is no way you've lost fitness after only 4 days and in fact your body was probably very happy to have a change of pace...including the beer!
I often switch things around on my schedule and will take an additional day off if If I feel I need one.
You stayed active at Disney so those day were more like easy recovery days...
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gfd posted 13 weeks ago.
We are not pros. We do this so the really important things, like spendingtime with our families at Disney are even more special. Isn't it nice walking around the park in such kick ass shape? 4 days off and a few beers is a vital part of my training plans to recharge the batteries every now and then. I shape my training around my life not my life around my training.
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RunMDC posted 13 weeks ago.
9 weeks out and 4 days off. Thats no big deal. I try to schedule in a week off halfway through the season just so I do not get burnt out. Last year about 6 weeks before a HIM I went to Cali with the family and did Disney. The only thing I did was get a couple of quick runs in. It felt weird being so lazy but when I got back I actually felt like I had more energy than before.
Don't worry about 4 days. If it gets to be more than about 7 that is when people say you start to lose some fitness albeit it is small at that point.
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panchotri posted 13 weeks ago.
You don't see many in my age group as fit as I am, how to admit, and feels good. I was expecting to get your type comments. Tomorrow I'm back and ready for 9 weeks
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foggy posted 13 weeks ago.
Walking is working out! I always log walking in my log book. And Disneyland... Didn't you feel exhausted at the end of the day? That stuff wears me out. Not only that but you showed great mental strength in only drinking a couple of beers and staying away from all the other amusement food. Well done. You should be proud.
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TryScott posted 13 weeks ago.
foggy wrote:
Walking is working out!
Yes it is... if you are training to walk really far. Digging a ditch and chopping wood is also working out, but they won't help you for a triathlon. Likewise, training for a triathlon will not help you chop wood, as I quickly found out.
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beads1985 posted 13 weeks ago.
It is good to stick to your plan but you should be flexible if it needs to vary
'Nothing to it, but to do it!'
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Socket posted 13 weeks ago.
My training plan consists of "try to get in at least 5 workouts a week, more if there's time" and seems to be working out. I took about a month off from training and spent a week on a Caribbean island drinking rum (wedding and honeymoon) and did all of 4 workouts in the week before my race on Sunday and I came in with a PR by 4 minutes (that I know of, official results haven't been posted).
So clearly the key to training is not working out and drinking lots of rum... or something like that :-)
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cjhoffmn posted 13 weeks ago.
I've adopted a line of thinking that says that if I miss a day or a few days, I probably needed the rest anyway, so I don't sweat it. I'd rather stay uninjured and take longer to get fast than try to push it too hard, get fast and then have to sit it out due to injury. I usually just count them as bonus rest days...
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Ironmom posted 13 weeks ago.
Life's too short and I'm not getting paid enough as a triathlete to be that serious about my training plan. I don't plan it that way, but I always end up with a three or four weeks during the year when my training just has to get put aside for something or other (vacation, illness, kids illness, kids' activities) and it's always been beneficial. A little time off can be a good thing. A lot of time off can start to be detrimental, but I've found that a week doesn't really go over that line. In any case, I bring my running shoes on every vacation and most hotels have a pool, so the only thing I usually miss out on is biking. I ran around the outside of Disneyland the last time we were there if I remember right... Actually, running in different places in the world is one of the great benefits of being a vacationing triathlete!
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cayman posted 13 weeks ago.
Training plans are reference, adjust for life. If you have a good base it will get you thru the low points when you can't meet the weekly and when you can do more, do more.
You are the one out there on race day, not the cookie cutter plan, adjust accordingly.
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kylie posted 13 weeks ago.
For a special weekend like that, it is its own priority!
That said, I follow my training plan as much as possible. It is one reason I find value in working with a coach and not just following a printed plan: I tell him about weeks and weekends which are weird or different, and we work that into the plan!
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Here I am 9 weeks out of my half distance race and I took 4 days off my training. Not only that I did also break the diet pattern and drank a couple of beers each day. The only exercise was walking for 12 hours two days in row, will that count? We came to Disneyland for the weekend, my daughter invited 2 of her friends and my wife and I remembered our first trip to Disney when we were engaged. The question is How flexible r u with you plan? or better yet How serious is your competitive edge to stick with your training plan no matther what?